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March 31, 2015

Scrapbooking is a fun way to remember special events. There are various digital scrapbooking options in addition to traditional scrapbooking; but it all comes down to creating a special memory out of your photographs, complete with captions and descriptions of your experiences.

When composing a sports picture, leave some room for the action. For instance, if a runner is going left to right, leave more room on the right side of the frame for him/her to run into. This will make a big difference on the impact of the image.

Try using a preset or custom white balance in a stadium or indoor arena. Because light often is different at indoor venues, the best way to get optimal color is to create a unique white balance, which is what the preset does. Cameras vary in how to accomplish that so check your manual.

A panorama can help you capture the breadth of a great vista. With a COOLPIX camera, try the panorama scene mode or panorama assist mode. Check your camera’s manual to see which mode your specific camera has. This will help you with overlap as you shoot your sequence of images.

Don’t let telephone poles or trees sprout out of your subject’s head. Check the background carefully. Look over your subject’s shoulder to see whether any poles, trees or even cars are in the background. Sometimes simply moving a step to the left or right a few feet can make your picture much better.

Did you know that the Nikon 1 line of cameras bodies can use many of your f/mount DSLR lenses? Using the FT-1 Mount Adapter, you can use many of your legacy lenses on a Nikon 1. This is great if you have a favorite macro lens or super telephoto.

Photographing cats or dogs with a flash can cause green/yellow eyes, which are similar to the red-eye seen in humans. To avoid this, use some of the same techniques you use to avoid red-eye, such as bouncing a Speedlight or increasing the light in the room you’re shooting in.

Always bring out your camera when family or friends gather together. Even if it is not a big holiday celebration. You never know when the kids will do something cute that you’ll want to capture and if you’re busy searching for the camera you may miss the moment.

A great way to remember your trips or special events is by making a photo book. There are many websites that allow you to upload your images and easily design a photo book, complete with captions, as well as photo labs, and at the photo department of larger stores. It's a fun way to share your photographic experiences with friends.

If you’re going out with the intention of photographing a specific type of animal, do a little quick research before you head out. Knowing their habits can give you an edge when it comes to getting great photographs.

If you’re using a GPS-enabled COOLPIX digital camera and are on vacation and not sure where to go next, check out the POI (Points of Interest) feature which will let you know of landmarks that are nearby to your location.

To get the starburst effect you often see in photos, use the smallest aperture possible on your camera (this is usually f/16 or f/22) and shoot towards the sun. Shooting towards the sun will cause you to see flare in an image sometimes but this can add interest to your image. Shoot a bunch of frames—capturing the starburst with and without flare.

If you’re taking really important photos that you won’t be able to recreate, bracket your exposures to ensure the photos look great. Most Nikon digital cameras have an exposure-bracketing mode that you can set. It is faster if you let the camera do the bracketing, instead of you having to snap a photo, change the exposure, snap another frame, change it again, and snap a new frame.

When shooting video of an event, add interviews for a unique viewpoint. Shooting a birthday party—talk to the birthday boy or girl; shooting your kids sport—interview them or the coach—at a wedding—ask the bride and groom to comment.

When shooting food, simple compositions are always better. Zoom into the dish so you don’t capture the table, or zoom tighter so you don’t even see the plate. If you’re taking a shot of your meal at a restaurant, move some of the cutlery or glassware out of the frame for a better shot. It will only take you a moment to do so.

Protect your DSLR lenses. Get a good UV, Skylight or Neutral Clear filter for the front of every lens. This will help protect the expensive front piece of glass in your lens. When you get in dirty or rainy conditions, you'll be wiping the filter clear instead of risking the front element.

When shooting a portrait of a person, even if it's a quick shot, don’t place them against a wall, even if they place themselves there. Its natural for people to back up against a wall for a picture, but that usually isn’t the most flattering way to shoot a portrait. Unless you specifically want to shoot right against a wall for creative reasons, politely ask them to take a few steps forward or follow you to where you want to place them in a scene.

When shooting in bright sand or snow, experiment with the exposure compensation settings (the +/- button) on your camera. Set it for +1 to make the image brighter, which often will make sand or snow look better.

Change your white balance during a sunrise or sunset. Take your camera off auto white balance and switch to Cloudy or Shady white balance. This will add more strength to the reds, oranges and yellows. Auto White Balance tries to keep colors neutral.

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Beautiful memories from a distance, even in low light.

Capture outstanding photos and Full HD 1080p videos from a distance, even in low light, with the COOLPIX L820. Its superb 30x optical zoom NIKKOR glass lens has both super-telephoto and wide-angle capabilities—zoom in for highly detailed closeups, or zoom out and bring the whole scene into the frame. A 16.0-megapixel low-light CMOS image sensor helps you shoot natural-looking, crisp photos at parties, weddings, concerts and more; and it's ergonomic design features a larger grip and 3-inch LCD for maximum shooting comfort, speed and control. From family reunions to travel, you'll bring home amazing memories with ease.

Get close from afar

Every COOLPIX is designed around a genuine NIKKOR glass lens, the legendary optics that have made Nikon famous. The COOLPIX L820 features a 30x zoom NIKKOR lens that takes you from wide-angle group shots to telephoto close-ups in an instant. And don't worry about a little camera shake—lens-shift Vibration Reduction keeps the shot steady even when your hands are not.

Superior low-light performance

High-performance CMOS image sensor lets you shoot without a flash

Imagine being able to shoot without a flash at weddings, concerts, parties—anywhere your flash normally fires. You won't have to interrupt a moment to capture it, and your photos and HD videos will look more natural and true to your memory. The COOLPIX L820 performs so well in low light situations that, in most cases, using the flash is optional. Of course, when the lighting is extremely poor and you need a flash, it'll be there.

Comfortable, balanced handling

Larger ergonomic design for easier shooting

You will feel a difference when handling the COOLPIX L820 for the first time. Its ergonomic design fits comfortably in your hands and puts key controls like zoom and Movie Record right where you want them. This makes for more stable zooming, framing, shooting and video recording, and it means you won't have to take your eyes off the large, bright 3.0-inch display while you're capturing memories.

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Battery Life (shots per charge)

AA Alkaline: 320 shotsAA Lithium: 870 shotsEN-MH2: 540Based on Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA) standards for measuring the life of camera batteries. Measured at 23(-/+2)°C (73(-/+4)°F); zoom adjusted with each shot, flash fired with every other shot, image quality set to Normal, image size set to 4608 × 3456 (16.0MP). Battery life may vary depending on shooting interval and length of time menus and images are displayed. shots

Approx. Weight

Operating environment

Humidity: Less than 85% (no condensation)

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Excellent features from the great Nilon brand known for high quality priducts
The L820 produces quality images from great quality made camera that features a sharp Nikkor zoom lens. I compared this camera to my old Nikon SLR camera systems that I used for my guilty pleasure hobby of amateur photography. Upon the advent of digital cameras, it took me a while to ease into digital photography, so after years of playing around with the L20, I moved up to L820. I must admit I love the camera's feel, touch, handling, and ease of use for an essentially point and shoot camera. I am very pleased and look forward to creating many memorable images with this diverse tool.
August 5, 2014

Great features in a small camera
So far so good. My pictures come out blurry however and I hope to figure out how to correct that.
May 6, 2014

The Perfect Camera
This is my first Nikon and I love it! For the last 20 years I have only owned & used Canon. While I am still exploring/learning about all of the features of the Coolpix L820, this is the best camera I have ever owned. I am highly impressed with the cameras zoom capabilities & the picture clarity when the camera is in zoom mode. The camera is easy to navigate and use. I can honestly say that this camera has made me a Nikon fan for life. Any future cameras I purchase will be Nikon because I am highly impressed with the camera I got for the price I paid. I paid much more for a Canon Powershot and I was never able to get the exceptional quality of picture I have gotten with my Nikon Coolpix. I would highly recommend this camera to anyone, especially people like myself who are not professional photographers but want to capture the shot just right.
April 10, 2014

I am impressed with the Nikon Coolpix L850
Right out of the box this one amazing camera! The features are very easy to operate, set up is amazingly simple.
I am old school all of the way but I have wanted to update to a digital camera since the old days of film cameras.
This camera is a great entry level camera with many great features that I would expect in one many times more the dollar amount.
Needless to say I am impressed beyond words!
I would recommend this camera to anyone on a budget who wants the affordability, but wants the features of a professional; this one has it all.
Kudos Nikon!
March 31, 2014

Re..."Happy"...
I bought the L820 as a self indulgent retirement gift for my-self this past November.As good as the Canon point and shoot I also own is, I felt limited by it's 720 resolution abilities.The L820 was on sale and the price was too good to pass up.There's a lot to like about this model Nikon, it has more features than I'll ever use which is okay as the features being used so far do a terrific job and exceed my needs and expectations.The only thing I find as a negative is the lens cover.Only once have I forgotten to remove the cover and fortunately the camera didn't seem worse for the experience.Olympus uses a spring loaded design where by four over lapped lens covers permanently attatched move aside as the lens moves out from the housing. It's an excellent design and one I would like to see used by Nikon.Another plus if possible for the price point would be an old fashioned view finder.Sometimes the flat screen on the back would wash out in sun light.A feature I like with the L820 is at the 1080 resolution enlarged images don't lose crispness or clarity.The video is all I could ask for,with good sound capture and fine detailing in the imagery.The use of double A batteries was a surprise but in hind-sight it makes sense.Like Coca-Cola,double A batteries can be found anywhere you go in the world and you can also buy them as rechargeables too.The L820 got a serious work out for the two months I was gone over seas and I'm very happy with my buying it. Really a great camera, so much so I think if used by professionals on a daily basis it would give a good account of itself given its pricing..."Boomer48"...
March 10, 2014

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For example: aperture, exposure, focus, etc.I got this camera about a month ago and love taking pictures with it just wondering? And if it doesn't what is a great low cost alternative to a camera that does have manual controls? Maybe a step down from a Dslr?

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The COOLPIX L820 does not have the P,S,A or M exposures. This camera will allow shooting in an Auto Mode and also pick a scene mode. For a COOLPIX camera with the exposure modes and personal user's settings, please see the COOLPIX P series.

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Hi There ,I bought this camera for my daughter at Christmas . I got a power supply for it but even though it did work fine before it now it dosent seem to charge the camera , when you turn the camera on it only keeps a charge when its plugged in , as soon as you unplug the power supply it goes off . Can someone explain to me why this is .Thanks ,

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I assume you have the EH-67 AC Adapter, it does not charge the battery it only supplies AC current to camera. You must purchase rechargeable batteries and a charger.It also works with AA Lithium or AA alkaline batteries.

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I bought this camera because of the many good reviews. I'm not totally clueless when it comes to cameras, but I cannot figure out why the subject is blurry in every photo I shoot in sports mode. I've tried it with the flash and without. I practiced with my dog tonight and I was able to get a good shot of her mid-jump, but that was in auto mode with a flash. When I used sports mode, I got a blurry arc that was her body jumping off the couch. Are there any tips or am I missing something obvious? Thanks for any help you can provide.

I am attempting to attach a resized but otherwise unedited photo I took of my daughter playing basketball last weekend. Considering the darkness of the photo, I doubt I had the flash on for this. I did have it on tonight, however, when I tried to capture my dog. The image is not showing up in the preview screen so I'm not sure if it'll show up when the question is posted. If not, I apologize.

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I want to take a Bokeh image. Please tell me how to do so using this camera !

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lets say im recording a video and i put an item up to the camera will it focus

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First, I LOVE NIKON! With that being said, I own a Nikon EM 35mm film, auto winder, speed light, 2 lenses, 2x converter & a zoom, I also own a D3100 DSLR and a point/shoot Coolpix. I would like to add the L820 in Purple, why does it cost more than the Classic Black? And, why doesn't it come with rechargeables like the D3100, or the other Coolpixes?

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The L820 does not give you the ability to control aperture directly so it is going to be difficult for you to control your depth of field, especially when shooting in bright light. Macro mode will usually give you a bokeh effect but this mode may not work for all the situations in which you might want to achieve bokeh. Other factors that affect bokeh are your lens focal length and your distance to your subject. To decrease your depth of field experiement with zooming your camera to its longest focal length (without using digital zoom) and getting closer to your subject. Lowering your ISO (available when shooting in Auto) may also force your camera to open the aperture wide enough to increase bokeh.

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To view 3D images in 3D, a 3D-compatible TV or monitor is required. Use a 3D-compatible HDMI cable to connect the camera and these devices for 3D viewing. More info on 3D photography can be found on pages 45-46 of the L820 Reference Manual.

Set the HDMI 3D output option under TV Settings in the Settings Menu to 'On'. See page 74 of the L820 Reference Manual for details.

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i was at a cheerleading competition an the light was low an i zoomed in to take a picture of the team before they went on an they were about 30 feet away an all the picture came out blurry can you tell me what i did wrong, i bought this camera for cheerleading competitions, an all the pictures came out burry in sport mode an auto focus please help

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The COOLPIX L820 performs so well in low light situations that, in most cases, using the flash is optional. Of course, when the lighting is extremely poor and you need a flash, it'll be there. When zooming out all the way, and trying to capture action shots they may come out blurry. Try shooting in an action setting with camera like Sports mode or in continuous.

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As per the specs 4 En-MH2 rechargeable batteries is required, but i want to know if all Ni-MH rechargeable batteries work or only with En-MH2 will work also will there be any effect in camera when using normal Ni-MH rechargeable batteries

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I have other cannon camera (SD500) never had problem taking picture in motion, always comes clear.

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The Nikon COOLPIX L820 has a feature called Motion Detection which will automatically increase the shutter speed to reduce blur. Page 96 of the reference manual below has more information on Motion Detection: http://cdn-10.nikon-cdn.com/pdf/man...

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Having a "Lens error" message display on the camera's LCD display indicates a problem with the camera lens mechanism. This situation generally requires that the camera be sent to a Nikon Service Department for repair. Before doing this however, please read the following article on lens errors: https://support.nikonusa.com/app/an...

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My Nikon CoolPix L820 is completely dead. Batteries are charged. When I press On/Off button, NOTHING happens. "On" light doesn't come on, monitor stays black, lens does not move out. It won't come on when I connect it with my computer via USB either. This camera is only 7 months old. I have tried ALL the suggestions in the manual under "Troubleshooting - Monitor Is Blank." NOTHING helps. I need to use this camera again soon. PLEASE HELP!!

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Houston, TX

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Nikon Family: 2-5 years

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There is no way to leave the shutter open on the COOLPIX L820. However, some of the specified scene modes capture images at slow shutter speeds, see page 36 of the Reference Manual below for a list of these scene modes.http://cdn-10.nikon-cdn.com/pdf/man...

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No the L820 does not have Wi-Fi. It is eye fi memory card compatible.Link to Coolpix camera that have Wi-Fi : http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Nikon-Products/Compact-Digital-Cameras/index.page#!/tag:ycU:Built-in Wi-Fi

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I don't have a Nikon Coolpix L820 manual. Where can I purchase one for this camera, not a download, but an actual manual in English? I'm sure that would help! Thanks.

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There are several different ways to approach preventing motion blur. Using the L820's built in flash will help but may not be appropriate for all shooting situations. You could also try shooting in the Sports Scene Mode since that mode was created specifically to freeze motion in active situations. Information on the Sports Scene Mode can be found on page 38 of the L820 manual. The Continuous Shooting Option or Best Shot Selector will allow you to take pictures in quick succession and capture action. Information about Continuous Shooting and Best Shot Selector can befound on page 36 of the Reference Section of the L820 Reference Manual.

The L820 also has Vibration Reduction and Motion Detection features that can help reduce the effect of camera shake and subject movement. These features are not available with all shooting modes, see page 67 and 68 of the Reference Section of the L810 Reference Manual for more information on these settings.

Another way to reduce motion blur is to increase your shutter speed. The L820 does not allow you to manually choose your shutter speed but if you increase your camera's sensitivity to light (ISO) the shutter speed will speed up. Changing your shooting mode to Auto (not Easy Auto) will give you the ability to select your ISO sensitivity in the L820's shooting menu. Selecting a higher ISO setting will allow the camera to use faster shutter speeds thus reducing the likelihood of motion blur in your action shots. See page 38 of the Reference Section of the L820 Reference Manual for information on changing your camera's ISO sensitivity settings.

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What do I do? When I turn on the camera the screen shows blank the words System Error.

Brand new Coolpix L820

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I used a Lexar 4GB SDHC memory card that I had used and uploaded my pics each day on to a external hard drive.- I took all the pics off of it and put the card back in to use and now it tells me "This card cannot be used". I have tried 3 other memory cards that are compatible with this camera in the list of the manual and the camera says the same thing---what is the problem?

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Nikon Family: 0-1 years

Experience: More than a year

Role: Serious passion, hobbyist

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Select Nikon COOLPIX digital cameras have a 3D Scene Mode, which takes one picture for each eye, simulating a 3D image on a 3D-compatible TV or monitor. 3D can be activated by selecting the 3D scene mode. After taking the first picture by pressing the shutter-release button, move the camera horizontally to the right so that the subject is aligned with the guide on the monitor. The camera automatically captures the second image when it detects that the subject is aligned with the guide.

These cameras are able to create a 3D image by the user taking one image, then moving the camera horizontally, and taking a second image. The cameras were designed to assist the shooter in capturing the two images. After the first image is taken, a translucent overlay is shown on the display monitor that guides the user to line up the subject being photographed correctly.

Also, the camera’s focus and exposure are locked after the first frame is taken so that both frames will be recorded with the same exposure and focus point. Once the subject is aligned with the guide, the camera automatically snaps the second photo.

Because the camera’s display is not 3D, only the first image of the series will display in playback.

For the 3D effect, images must be viewed on a 3D-compatible HDTV or monitor, with the camera connected to the HDTV/monitor via an HDMI cable, and the camera’s playback must be set to 3D playback. 3D glasses will also be needed (as necessary with the aforementioned 3D-compatible TV or monitor) to view the 3D photographs.

Not all subjects are ideal for capturing in 3D though. For example, moving subjects—by their inherent nature—are not good 3D subjects, since you have to take two images and the subject will likely have moved a great deal between the two exposures. There will, however, be a more pronounced 3D feel to images where there is a greater distance between the subject and background.